How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
FDC Philadelphia runs on a rotating monthly schedule, with each housing unit assigned a specific visiting day—sometimes with split or shared time blocks. Most visits require prescheduling by email. Send your request to the facility's visiting scheduler with the inmate and visitor details listed in the facility notice. (3-South is the exception and doesn't require prescheduling.) Tuesdays are attorney-only. The notice breaks out weekday, weekend, and holiday time blocks separately for male and female inmates. During your visit, the inmate can have up to three visitors—no swapping mid-visit. Physical contact is limited to brief embraces at the start and end. Prolonged or inappropriate contact, including with children or infants, can end your visit immediately. Bring a current government photo ID that matches the address you provided when scheduling.
Search for a loved one and send messages and photos in minutes.
Email the visiting scheduler address provided by FDC Philadelphia to request a visit. Include the inmate and visitor identifying information listed in the facility notice so your request can be processed.
No. Each inmate may have up to three visitors during the allotted visiting time, and visitors can’t be swapped during the visiting period.
Tuesdays are designated for attorney visits only. For exact visiting windows, check the facility’s rotating monthly unit schedule and the listed weekday, weekend, and holiday time blocks.
Planning a visit or helping a loved one connect with their defense team at FDC Philadelphia? Here's the first thing to know: Tuesdays are reserved for attorneys only. Below you'll find how that policy works, plus the legal-access basics the Bureau of Prisons lays out for pretrial custody.
Physical contact at FDC Philadelphia is strictly limited. You can embrace at the start of your visit and again at the end—that's it. Any contact outside those two moments can get your visit terminated.
